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Bouclier

Early to mid-19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 353
Miroitants et mystérieux, les boucliers sculptés en champlevé des îles Salomon sont généralement composés d’une base de vannerie recouverte avec de la pâte de noix de parinarium puis peinte et incrustée de nacre. Seuls vingt-cinq de ces boucliers, environ, sont connus à ce jour. Ils sont toujours ornés d’un personnage central, guerrier ou esprit tutélaire, surplombant un bandeau transversal où s’alignent, comme ici, des visages humains. Très fragiles, ils étaient probablement signes de prestige et d’ardeur au combat, et sans doute réservés à un usage cérémoniel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Bouclier
  • Date: Du début au milieu XIXe siècle
  • Aire géographique: Îles Salomon, Nouvelle-Géorgie ou île de Guadalcanal, vraisemblablement, pour le bouclier, et île Santa Isabel, peut-être, pour les incrustations
  • Technique: Fibres, pâte de noix de parinarium, coquilles de nautile et pigments
  • Dimensions: H. 84,5 cm
  • Crédits: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, don de Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972
  • Accession Number: 1978.412.730
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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